Wedding Finances

www.shopforweddings.com has some financial advice for those of you starting to make wedding plans. GET A FINANCIAL PLANNER! A wedding with 150 guests has an average price of $25,000! That is a downpayment for a house!

So what is a bride and bridegroom to do? Convention is that the brides family pays for the wedding, but now it is common for both families to contribute towards the wedding costs.

So step one is to find out how much money you will have available for your wedding. Step two is to set a budget for the wedding.

Whoa! This doesn't sound romantic! Yeah! However, one of the biggest conflicts you will need to solve within your relationship is the issue of finances. So you may as well get started now. If you cannot get through the finances of the wedding, you may want to think about calling it off.

And try and make it fun! Buy some goofy gifts like just married sandals. Get some extra wedding camerasso that guests can take impromptu and more personal photos than the ones you will get from your professional photographer.

Finances are the biggest cause for eventual divorce so get this out of the way before the big day and you can live in bliss for the rest of your life!

If you are getting maried best of luck and have a great day!